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The [[Ruston, Proctor and Co|Ruston company]] purchased the patents of James Dunbar which formed the basis of their Steam Navvy. | |||
1874 The Steam Navvy was introduced | |||
1885 At the Lincoln Meeting of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, [[Joseph Ruston]] contributed a paper on Dunbar and Ruston's steam navvy <ref> I Mech E Proceedings 1885, page 349</ref>. | 1885 At the Lincoln Meeting of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, [[Joseph Ruston]] contributed a paper on Dunbar and Ruston's steam navvy <ref> I Mech E Proceedings 1885, page 349</ref>. | ||
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* The Earthmover Encyclopaedia, by Keith Haddock [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=8svyOXSaZkAC&pg=PA10&lpg=PA10&dq=Dunbar+and+Ruston&source=bl&ots=c7HMstP6gU&sig=KFz3LNXd6tjhPBrBB3t2UIIyjvs&hl=en&sa=X&ei=LSqPU5OqKYLcObz9gfgH&ved=0CFQQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=Dunbar%20and%20Ruston&f=false] | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:23, 4 June 2014
The Ruston company purchased the patents of James Dunbar which formed the basis of their Steam Navvy.
1874 The Steam Navvy was introduced
1885 At the Lincoln Meeting of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Joseph Ruston contributed a paper on Dunbar and Ruston's steam navvy [1].
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Sources of Information
- ↑ I Mech E Proceedings 1885, page 349
- The Earthmover Encyclopaedia, by Keith Haddock [1]